Hawkins v. South-Western Mutual Fire Ins.

Ritz, Judge:

This suit is prosecuted to recover the indemnity provided to be paid by a policy of insurance issued by the defendant covering a house situate in the town of Bramwell. The policy was written in the name of the plaintiff and purported to insure a house belonging to the plaintiff in the sum of eight hundred dollars against destruction by fire. The house was destroyed by fire and the insurance company defends the suit upon three grounds: first, that the plaintiff did not pay the premiums and execute premium obligations therefor, as required by the terms of the policy; second, that…